The County Health Rankings From Awareness to Action

The County Health Rankings: From Awareness to Action SCI 2010 Annual Meeting Session on Public Health and Prevention August 6, 2010 Bridget Booske Ph. D, MHSA

• Overview of the County Health Rankings • Examples of Rankings in Action • Opportunities for Getting Involved

Rankings are everywhere Overview of Rankings

• • • Rankings simplify complex data Rankings serve as a hook The media will cover Rankings add context They are the ENTRY point, not the END point Overview of Rankings

Overview of Rankings

Mortality (length of life) Health Outcomes Morbidity (quality of life) Tobacco use Health behaviors Diet & exercise Alcohol use Unsafe sex Clinical care Access to care Quality of care Education Health Factors Employment Social & economic factors Income Family & social support Community safety Programs and Policies Physical environment Environmental quality Built environment

Health Outcomes 50% Mortality (length of life) 50% Morbidity (quality of life) 10% 30% 20% Health behaviors Clinical care Health Factors 40% Social/econ. factors Tobacco use 10% Diet & exercise 5% Alcohol use 5% Unsafe sex 10% Access to care 10% Quality of care 10% Education 10% Employment 10% Income 5% Family & social support 5% Programs and Policies County Health Rankings model © 2010 UWPHI 10% Physical environment Community safety 5% Environmental quality 5% Built environment

www. countyhealthrankings. org

HEALTH OUTCOMES

HEALTH FACTORS

Rankings of Outcomes and Factors

Example of County Snapshot

INDIANA Rankings in Action

ARKANSAS Rankings in Action

OHIO http: //www. hpio. net/review/MATCH_Material. pdf Rankings in Action

MICHIGAN Rankings in Action

Opportunities to Get Involved

Take Action Opportunities to Get Involved

What Can You Do? • Share the Rankings with key policy makers, business leaders, and other key opinion leaders to encourage their engagement in efforts to improve community health • Use the Rankings and resources on the “Take Action” website to lead evidence—based efforts in your community and/or state • Encourage hospitals to build on the Rankings as they fulfill their PPACA community health needs assessment requirements Opportunities to Get Involved

The MATCH Project and the County Health Rankings • The Wisconsin MATCH Team – Including Patrick Remington, David Kindig, Jessica Athens, and Julie Willems Van Dijk • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Including Brenda Henry, Michelle Larkin, Jim Marks, Joe Marx, Pamela Russo • Our Partners – Including CDC, NCHS, ASTHO, NACCHO, NNPHI, Dartmouth Institute, 11 -member Metrics Advisory Group.

For More Information www. countyhealthrankings. org Bridget Booske County Health Rankings Project Director University of WI Population Health Institute Madison, WI bbooske@wisc. edu 608 -263 -1947